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PFJ is Most Outstanding Programme; Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana

January 21, 2019 The government’s flagship agricultural programme, Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ), has been acknowledged as the “Most Outstanding Programme” among the many interventions introduced...

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January 21, 2019 / Comments (0)

Planting for Food and Jobs – 600,000 farmers registered so far

December 6, 2018 Statistics at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture shows an upsurge of farmers registering with the government’s flagship programme, Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ). With an initial...

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December 6, 2018 / Comments (0)

Boost for farmers – President launches commodity platform

November 7, 2018 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday rang the bell to launch the Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCE), a platform for buying and selling agricultural commodities in the country. The...

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November 7, 2018 / Comments (0)

Let’s support agriculture the economy’s backbone – Ghacem MD

October 25, 2018 The Managing Director of Ghacem, Mr. Morten Gade, has underscored agriculture as the backbone of Ghana’s economy and is therefore appealing to government and stakeholders to join...

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October 25, 2018 / Comments (0)

Cocoa producer price maintained at GH¢7,600 per tonne

October 3, 2018 Government has maintained the amount of money it pays cocoa farmers for the 2018/19 season at GH¢7,600.00 per tonne – the same as paid in the 2017/18 season, Dr. Owusu Akoto Afriyie, the...

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October 3, 2018 / Comments (0)

Agricultural Sector gets boost; GH¢500m as loan insurance to farmers

September 10, 2018 The agricultural sector is to receive a big boost following the government’s move to establish a GH¢500 million facility to support the growth and development of the sector, President...

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September 10, 2018 / Comments (0)

New processing plant boosts plan for increased value-added agriculture

August 30, 2018 Ghana is exploring new investments to increase its returns on agricultural output, with the development of value-added projects aimed at expanding agro-processing capacity. In early August,...

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August 30, 2018 / Comments (0)